Business Organization & Stock Market Vocabulary

Money that is used to start or expand a business.

• Partnership

• capital

• profit

• shares of stock

The positive difference obtained when expenses are subtracted from revenue.

• capital

• shares of stock

• profit

• partnership

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

A business that is owned by more than one person; partners are each personally liable for the business.

• partnership

• shareholders

• capital

• corporation

A business organization that is owned by one person or group of people, in which the owner has limited liability in the business, and therefore, is not personally liable.

• partnership

• profit

• capital

• corporation

Represent a share of ownership in the corporation.

• shares of stock

• shareholders

• profit

• capital

People who own shares of stocks in a corporation.

• partnership

• profit

• capital

• shareholders

When all of the shares are owned solely by a few individuals, and are not available for sale to the public; also known as a privately held corporation.

• shareholders

• shares of stock

• private corporation

• corporation

A corporation where any person can purchase a share of stock.

• private corporation

• corporation

• partnership

• public corporation

An institution where stocks are bought and sold.

• trades

• stock market

• public corporation

• private corporation

Transactions on the stock market.

• shares of stock

• capital

• profit

• trades

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3